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The 15 Best Hangover Brunch Spots In Montreal

Ah yes, we are all no stranger to the common hangover, especially on NYE. You get swamped with headaches, nausea, and well you basically feel like crap. But don’t worry, I have a simple cure that will make you start 2017 off the right way. This recovery plan involves going to one of the brunch spots down below for a superb dish hat will sweep your hangover off its feet and away from you!

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16 Things You Can Do In Quebec With Friends To Ring In NYE 2017 If You Don’t Drink

Drinking is basically a 'bad' but fun tradition on New Year's Eve, but for those Montrealer's who don't drink it literally sucks! Watching all the drunk fools out on New Year sure is funny, but there comes a time when those who don't like drinking want to go out and have fun too! So, I have composed a list of insane and unusual things you should do to celebrate 2017 this year WITHOUT any alcohol!

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Nope, Russian People Don't Celebrate Christmas

Whenever I tell someone that I don't celebrate Christmas, they right away look at me like I'm from another planet. "What do you mean, you don't celebrate Christmas? How come?" Let me explain why Russians don't celebrate Christmas at the same time as Canadians do.

You may or may not know that most of Russians are Christian Orthodox. Our church still follows the old Julian calendar, unlike most of other countries in the world, who follow Gregorian calendar. As a result, we're 13 days behind other countries when it comes to celebrating Christmas.

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Montreal's Final Winter Fireworks Show Of 2014 Is Wednesday Night At Place Jacques Cartier

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Fireworks are kind of a year-round spectacle in Montreal. In the summer the sky is illuminated by international pyrotechnician during L'International des Feux Loto-Québec, and then again in the colder months, with the ongoing TELUS© Fire on Ice series of fireworks shows. A special spectacle will close 2014, with year's final high in the sky spectacle of fireworks going down in Place Jacques Cartier on December 31st.

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Montreal's Olympic Stadium's Winter 2015 Party Festival Kicks Off This Week

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Weekends during the winter will never be boring, thanks to “hivernale,” a new party event hosted at Montreal's Olympic Stadium all throughout the snowy season. To be held every weekend 'til March, hivernale will begin its own three-month party season this week, with a combo opening & New Year's party.

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5 Foods To Eat That Will Make You The Person To Kiss At Midnight On New Year's

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How many times have you been talking to someone and needed to take 3 steps back because you literally just inhaled their bad breath and thought you were going to DIE? Too many times? Well, don’t think this is a one-way highway; the same goes for you. Surprisingly, there are many things that cause bad breath such as: diet, skipping breakfast, medications, mouth breathing, infections, and then the obvious ones like smoking and alcohol. However, did you know there are natural ways to help your breath improve from pungent to bearable? And since the legendary midnight kiss for New Years is vast approaching, why not take the time to freshen your breath, naturally? Here is a list of foods that you want to absolutely consume to improve your oral health.

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What's Open & What's Closed In Montreal On Christmas & New Year's

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Spending time with your family is what the holidays are all about, which is a pretty easy feat given how many things are closed on Christmas and New Year's in Montreal. But while you may think everyone is forced to be with their fam (for better or worse) during the year's most major holidays, certain venues will remain open. So you're in the know, here's a curated list of what will be open/closed on Christmas & New Year's in Montreal:

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5 Montreal Restaurants To Eat And Party At To Kick Off 2015

Jam-packed club events and poorly prepared house parties (that always lack a good spread of eatables) are fine New Year's Eve plans, you know, if you don't want to ring in 2015 with an air of class and style. Many of us have been through both those NYE situations, and regret it entirely, so instead of heading to just a bar/club/house on New Year's, head to a restaurant instead, which will combine the best features of all three.

Montreal's restaurant scene is world-renowned, so it only makes sense that some of the city's best eateries would be hosting several very special New Year's Eve eating experiences to ring in 2015. Don't fret, those looking for a party and a dinner will find both at every event, with late night festivities that will go well after midnight planned for every venue.

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Montreal's Old Port Skating Rink Will Be Open 'Til 2am Next Week

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Normally during the holidays, everything in the city is either closed or operating under reduced hours, which makes it hard to have fun and get out, especially when you've been overexposed to your family, who you love, just not for extended periods of time. An exception to that rule will be the Old Port skating rink, as it will actually extend its hour of operation over the holidays.

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12 Montreal Restaurants That Are Open On Christmas & New Year’s Day

Photo cred - Karel Chladek

It used to be that Christmas and New Year's Day food options were sparse and far between, putting you in the awkward spot of choosing between left-overs or eating at a generic retail chain. That is the case no longer.

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Montreal's "Bota Bota" Spa In The Old Port Is Hosting A "Yoga New Year's Party"

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New Year's is a time of celebration, and debauchery. Can you even remember a January first without a massive hangover? Yeah, neither can we. Montreal's floating spa in the Old Port, Bota Bota, knows that you will be partying on New Year's Eve, and that you'd like to start the year off on a healthy note, so they're hosting a "Yoga New Year's Party" on the first day of 2015.

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Montreal's Old Port Is Hosting A Free New Year's Party & Fireworks At Place Jacques Cartier

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Finding legit New Year's Eve plans is easier said than done. Most events will be intensely stuffed with people you don't really want to be around, and the actually enjoyable events will cost you more than a few pretty pennies. Merry Montreal is solving both those NYE woes this year with Le Party Du Nouvel An Coca Cola, a free new year's party you can go to with all your friends and family.

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